Thursday, September 18, 2003

Isabel's outer bands lash N.C. coast: "The outer rings of a weakened but still potent Hurricane Isabel began lashing the North Carolina coast early Thursday with gusting winds, while already rain-soaked areas as far away as Pennsylvania prepared for possibly ruinous flooding."

Bush works toward U.N. Iraq compromise: "President Bush, working to find common ground with allies on a new U.N. Iraq resolution, sought to dispel controversy about recent administration statements on Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks."

NYSE seeks successor after chairman quits: "Dick Grasso is gone, and his millions with him, leaving a new, almost certainly less extravagant and more public era to be ushered in by the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange."

Jobless claims at lowest level in 3 weeks: "After rising for three straight weeks, new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in nearly a month, raising hopes that the pace of layoffs may be starting to slow down again."

Spanish police make more al-Qaida arrests: "Police have arrested several suspects on orders of a Spanish judge who is investigating al-Qaida links, the government said Thursday, a day after he issued the first known indictment against Osama bin Laden in the Sept. 11 attacks."

Gunman who held class hostage is killed: "A 26-year-old man with a history of mental problems held at least a dozen college students at gunpoint during a nine-hour standoff before a SWAT team stormed the school building and killed him."

Calif. seeks to hold recall on schedule: "The fate of the gubernatorial recall election was back in the hands of an appeals court as candidates ramped up their rhetoric in anticipation of a reversal that would reinstate the historic Oct. 7 vote."

Stocks expected to open higher: "U.S. stocks were expected to open higher Thursday as investors remained upbeat about the prospects for the economy. Futures were up early on the first day of trading after the resignation of New York Stock Exchange Chairman Dick Grasso."

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